9-Letter Words Matching _____S_M_

There are 21 9-letter words that match _____S_M_. 8 are common words, such as EMPHYSEMA and LITHESOME. A rarer one is UNAWESOME. 4 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 21

emphysemalithesomeloathsometoothsomewearisomewholesomeworrisomealtissimocentesimoheartsomehydrosomekaryosomeleptosomelightsomemicrosomecentesimidesmosomedisbosomssarcosomeunawesomethreesome

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Words
21 (8 common words)
Common example
emphysema
Rare example
unawesome
Doubled letters
4
Ending in S
1

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching _____s_m_ are there?

21. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

EMPHYSEMA is among the common words in this set.